What will I pay for MAT Initial Licensure program?

In addition, WOU many change tuition and fees between today and when you finish your program, changing the overall cost estimate.

Try the net price calculator in the Financial Aid pages and use the information below to sketch out your Master of Arts in Teaching budget.

Tuition:

The Master of Arts in Teaching: Initial Licensure program requires 56 total credits. Starting fall term 2014, tuition for online courses will be $371 per graduate credit. Tuition and fee rates are determined by the Western Oregon University Administrative Rules for extended programs and are subject to change.

For on-campus courses, tuition and fees are combined in a per-credit rate, currently $557. In addition to those fees, students taking 6 hours or more are assessed a $125.00 health service fee ($54 for summer).

Students who are taking online courses will not be charged campus fees but may be charged fees related to that course (such as for materials or supplies.)

Fees:

A $300 one-time matriculation fee is assessed on all new graduate students.

Financial Aid:

Please visit the Financial Aid pages to learn more about the programs available for graduate students.

Graduate Student Assistantships:

If you pursue a Master of Arts in Teaching: Initial Licensure, full-time you may apply for an assistantship, a form of student employment that includes both salary and tuition remission for research or teaching services as part of your academic and professional training and development. If you want to learn more:

MAT Graduate Scholarship

$2400 award for 2013-2014

Who's eligible to apply for a scholarship? MAT candidates starting a cohort in January, March, or June 2014 who are focusing in math (basic or advanced) or science (biology, chemistry, physics, or integrated science) and who submit a complete MAT application to the College of Education.

MAT scholarship application deadlines:October 11, 2013 for students applying to the MAT January 2014 cohort
January 17, 2014 for students applying to the MAT March 2014 cohort
February 14, 2014 for students applying to the MAT June 2014 cohorts